FOR THE FIRST 30 YEARS AFTER CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY WAS FIRST DEVELOPED,
anecdotal evidence was used to identify patients with internal carotid artery disease for …

Background Previous studies have shown that carotid endarterectomy in patients with
symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (defined as stenosis of 70 to 99 percent of the luminal …

Background and Purpose—This study reports the surgical results in those patients who
underwent carotid endarterectomy in the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy …

Objective. —To determine whether carotid endarterectomy provides protection against
subsequent cerebral ischemia in men with ischemic symptoms in the distribution of significant (>…

Background The causes of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid-artery stenosis have
not been carefully studied. Information about causes might influence decisions about the …

Background Endarterectomy benefits certain patients with carotid stenosis, but benefits are
lessened by perioperative surgical risk. Acetylsalicylic acid lowers the risk of stroke in …

Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are among the principal causes of death and disability in
older people, although the incidence of such strokes is lower than in the past. , 2 Control of …

Background and Purpose—Blood supply through collateral pathways improves regional
cerebral blood flow and may protect against ischemic events. The effect of collaterals on the risk …

Background and Purpose— To determine the relationship between ulceration, thrombus,
and calcification of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques and symptoms of ipsilateral or …

✓ The purpose of this study was to examine how the prognosis of patients who presented
with a recent ischemic event referable to a 70% to 99% stenosis of one carotid artery (…